Keeping your child safe on the Internet becomes more difficult everyday. This advice from Good Housekeeping will ensure that your child is a safe surfer and a smart user of social networking sites.
Social Media Safety for Teens Not every parent is active on social media If your teen is using social media… that is a good reason why you should be too. Even if you don’t use social media actively, you should be friends with your teen so you can routinely check and see their posts...
These apps have grown rapidly in popularity among teens as alternative places to connect without the prying eyes of adults. Teens want and do seek privacy for that reason. While this may be a normal, healthy, and age-appropriate attitude, it’s still imperative to ...
Social web safety tips for teens.Social Web Tips for TeensThink about what you post. Sharing provocative photos or intimate details online, even in private emails, can cause you problems later on. Even people you consider friends can use this info against you, especially if they become ex-...
-For Grades 7 & Up -DVD + Printable Teaching Guide Young adults Victoria and Nick host this enlightening program that helps viewers understand and avoid the consequences of putting personal information and photos on the Internet. Various teens share their experiences, and the hosts present guidelin...
Social media networks are the most profound of all the uses the internet has given the world. From Facebook and Instagram to Snapchat and TikTok, these online communities have gone from novelty to absolute necessity. And for teens and children, these networks often form the foundation of their...
Todd Minor on the future of social media safety for children and teens ABC News' Linsey Davis sits down with Todd Minor, whose son died after doing a viral social media challenge, to discuss the urgent call for warning labels on social media platforms....
Using the rightonline safety measurescan ensure privacy and security. The significance of privacy settings Social media sites often have complex privacy settings that can be difficult for teens to fully understand and navigate. Worse, it can be difficult to appreciate the implications of not having ...
While it is one of several proposals in Congress seeking to make the internet safer for children and teens, the four senators said in a joint interview with The Associated Press that they believe they are representative of millions of American parents who are gravely worried that social ...
Are you surprised that so few schools offer internet safety classes? I’m really glad you bring that up. My little brother did the first book on media literacy in Massachusetts. I brought him in and we wrote an educational curriculum that I’m really proud of that the Annenberg Foundation ...